Annually, Medaille College informs students of the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 (FERPA), as amended.  This Act, with which the institution intends to comply fully, was designated to protect the privacy of educational records, to establish the rights of students to inspect and review the educational records, and to provide guidelines for the correction of inaccurate or misleading data through informal and formal hearings. Students also have the right to file complaints with the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act Office (FERPA) concerning alleged failures by the instutiton to comply with the Act.

The full FERPA policy can be found at FERPA for Students. In addition, it is printed in the Student Handbook. 

Students who wish to authorize release of academic/financial/student life records to certain individuals should complete and submit the FERPA Information Release Form to the Registrar's Office.

Students may also authorize release of academic/financial/student life records through their MedailleOne account.

*Please Note: FERPA authorization to release information remains in effect until a written request from the student to rescind or modify is received by the Medaille College Registrar's Office.

Directory Information

The following is considered "directory information" at Medaille College and will be made available to the general public unless the student notifies the Office of the Registrar in person or in writing before the last day to drop classes. Medaille College will never release this information for commercial purposes.

• Student name, address, telephone number, major field of study, achievements, degrees, academic awards or honor, dates of enrollment, enrollment status, level of study, weight and height if a member of athletic teams, and participation in extracurricular activities

Under the provisions of the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 students have the right to withold disclosure of such directory information. Medaille College will honor your request to withhold directory information.

Please consider carefully the consequences of any such decision to withhold such directory information. SHould you decide not to release any of this information, any requests for such information from Medaille College will be refused.

This includes degree and enrollment verification requests from potential employers, enrollment verification to lenders and the standard contact information listed in your file.

Students should complete the Request to Withhold Directory Information Form and submit to the Registrar's Office.

*Please Note: FERPA request to withhold directory information remains in effect until a written request from the student to rescind or modify is received by the Medaille College Registrar's Office.

Questions concerning the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act may be directed to the Registrar's Office (716-880-2366).